List of college football teams by weekly appearances atop AP poll
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This is a list of college football teams by the number of weeks they have been ranked number one in the AP poll since its inception in 1936 through November 24, 2024.[1][2]
| Rank | Team | Weeks | First appearance | Most recent appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 141 | 1961 | 2024 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 105 | 1942 | 2015 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 101 | 1950 | 2011 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 98 | 1938 | 2012 |
| 5 | USC | 91 | 1939 | 2012 |
| 6 | Florida State | 72 | 1988 | 2014 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 70 | 1965 | 2000 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 68 | 1983 | 2002 |
| 9 | Georgia | 54 | 1942 | 2024 |
| 10 | Texas | 49 | 1941 | 2024 |
| 11 | Florida | 41 | 1985 | 2009 |
| 12 | LSU | 38 | 1958 | 2019 |
| 13 | Michigan | 36 | 1947 | 2024 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 29 | 1951 | 1966 |
| 15 | Army | 27 | 1944 | 1958 |
| 16 | Clemson | 25 | 1981 | 2020 |
| 17 | Penn State | 21 | 1978 | 1997 |
| Pittsburgh | 21 | 1937 | 1982 | |
| 19 | Minnesota | 18 | 1936 | 1960 |
| Tennessee | 18 | 1939 | 1998 | |
| 21 | Washington | 15 | 1982 | 1992 |
| 22 | Oregon | 14 | 2010 | 2024 |
| 23 | Iowa | 11 | 1960 | 1985 |
| 24 | Auburn | 9 | 1957 | 2010 |
| 25 | Colorado | 7 | 1989 | 1990 |
| Syracuse | 7 | 1959 | 1960 | |
| Texas A&M | 7 | 1939 | 1957 | |
| UCLA | 7 | 1954 | 1988 | |
| 29 | Maryland | 6 | 1953 | 1955 |
| 30 | Mississippi State | 5 | 2014 | 2014 |
| Northwestern | 5 | 1936 | 1962 | |
| Ole Miss | 5 | 1960 | 1964 | |
| Purdue | 5 | 1968 | 1968 | |
| 34 | BYU | 4 | 1984 | 1984 |
| California | 4 | 1937 | 1951 | |
| Cornell† | 4 | 1940 | 1940 | |
| 37 | Virginia | 3 | 1990 | 1990 |
| 38 | Missouri | 2 | 1960 | 2007 |
| SMU | 2 | 1950 | 1950 | |
| TCU | 2 | 1938 | 1938 | |
| 41 | Arkansas | 1 | 1965 | 1965 |
| Boston College | 1 | 1942 | 1942 | |
| North Carolina | 1 | 1948 | 1948 | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 1952 | 1952 |
† No longer a FBS school.
Bold: Team ranked number one in most recent poll.